OneRepublic Myspace Page

I’m going to put these guys on the “watch for them, really, really soon” list. Timbaland released his new single “Apologize” and listed it featuring OneRepublic, when really it should be OneRepublic featuring Timbaland. Either way, it’s a great song, and the band will be releasing their first CD on November 20th. Mark your calenders!

OneRepublic considers its music to be influenced by everyone from the Beatles to U2, and anything in between. “We’re no respector of genre,” says frontman Tedder, “If it’s a good song or a good artist whether rock, pop, indie or hip hop, they’ve probably influenced us on some level…nothing’s new under the sun, we’re a sum of a bunch of parts.” They aspire to move their listeners the way Bono does onstage. “You go to a U2 concert and it’s like church,” Tedder says. “I’d love to make people feel like that. I don’t want someone to just say, ‘Oh, nice voice, nice song.’ I want that person to walk away and feel like he or she has had a religious experience; we want them to feel moved.”

Apologize:

Interview about the upcoming CD:

Mercy:

Quick post:

Friends since the age of fourteen, Athlete took their wide ranging influences such as GrandaddyThe Flaming Lips and started jamming and practicing in the basement of The Bear, a pub which was converted into a church and sandwich bar, on Deptford High Street in 1999. They began recording there, before sending demos out. Signing with Regal Recordings, they released their first single in February 2002. The band came to prominence in 2003 with their debut album, and Vehicles and Animals, producing popular singles such as “You Got the Style” and “El Salvador”. The album earned a Mercury Music Prize nomination and went on to sell over 250,000 copies.

Their second album, Tourist, reached Number One in the UK Album Charts in its first week, following the huge success of single Wires, which, in 2006, won them the Ivor Novello Award for “Best Contemporary Song”.

Wires:

Tourist:

El Salvador:

I know, I know – I have been really horrible about this. To make up for it – I’ll highlight two bands that I’ve been listening to recently!

First up is Muse. Three-man band out of the UK, and I personally love their big sound rock. Enjoy!

If Muse sound like a new band on ‘Black Holes and Revelations’ it’s because, after Glastonbury, they are: expanded of mind, settled of spirit and anything but sedentary of sound. ‘Absolution 2: Back To The Planets’, this most certainly is not. For continuity, in fact, we must look to the lyrical themes, where fans of the apocalyptic soundbite, the madcap conspiracy theory, the revolutionary rabble-rousing, the weird stuff about aliens inventing all earthly religions and other such classic Muse concerns will not be disappointed. But whereas ‘Absolution’ gazed on helplessly at the subjugation of humanity by corrupt world leaders and encroaching environmental or galactic disasters (and certainly, ‘Black Holes And Revelations’ has its fair share of climate change/oil crisis/global inflagration paranoia). “I think we’re approaching that time,” says Matt “If you look at those protests in France, the size and level of protest doesn’t really relate to what they’re protesting about. I think there’s something underneath that people are feeling, particularly the younger generation. We feel like we’ve been born into some pre-created situation where we don’t actually have any control over anything. We’ve got an aging population as well and that control factor grates a little bit. I feel, through this album, that I’m feeling pessimistic and frustrated about it all but at the same time I’m not against revolutionary moves and I wouldn’t be ashamed to have incited a small riot, if it’s for a good cause.”

My personal Fav:
City of Delusion-

Butterflies and Hurricanes-

Starlight-

Not a super high quality acoustic video after the cut! (more…)

Yep. I am an American Idol fan :). I just wanted to give a little shout out to one of my favorite contestents from this past season: Daughtry.

“I began my music career as a songwriter, but I’ve always believed in the power of a band. The great moments are when you’re able to capture that extra special connection between members that you can’t really define. That’s what I’m striving for. We’ve found the right guys and I’m really excited about the prospects of what we can do. We didn’t have time to feature them on the album but I canÌt wait to hit the road with them.” For Chris, who drew consistently rave reviews on the summer-long Idol 5 jaunt, mixing it up with his own players will give his live show an even greater dimension. “There’s nothing like the camaraderie of a band. That feeling that you’re surrounded by a group of people who feel closer to you than just about anybody. It makes such a difference in the music.”

Overall I think this upcoming cd is pretty solid. It does seem a little ‘made-for-radio-rock’ but hey, for a first outing under Clive Davis, thats not bad.

Crashed – mp3, and my personal favorite from the album.

Self-titled Cd comes out this Tuesday, Nov 21st. Get it Here. Listen to the whole album thanks to Vh1 Here.

It’s Not Over from tuesday’s GMA:

acoustic It’s Not Over after the cut! (more…)